Fountain-pen holder



Patented Jan. '7, 193% WILLIAM E. LOVELL, 0F WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA FOUNTAIN -.'PE1\T BIOLIDER Application filed; January 5, 1928. Serial No. 244,713.

The invention relates to improvements in fountain pen holders and an object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive holder for receiving and supporting a fountain pen, 5 the holder embodying as a part thereof the customary fountain pen cap and being arranged such that by adding additional elements to the cap, one can easily provide the holder.

A further object is to construct a holder which will support the pen in an inclined position and with the lower end sealed so that there will be no drip of ink or exposure to air, and further such that the pen can be readily removed or inserted.

A further object is to construct the holder so that it will be resiliently suspended from an under structure.

lVith the above more important objects in view, the invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter more particularly described, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of the customary fountain pen.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the holder which I provide.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed plan view of the spring arm.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailed vertical sectional view at l4c Figure 5 through the socket.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the socket.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailed vertical sec-' tional view at 66 Figure 7 through the sleeve.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the sleeve.

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view through a modified type of holder.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of a modified type of spring arm which may be utilized.

In the drawing like characters of reference, indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

The pen handle 1, containing the customary ink reservoir, is of ordinary construction and has the customary pen nib 2 located at the lower end thereof. The pen cap 3 is of the usual form, the upper end 4 being adapted to receive the lower end of the handle or barrel 1 to protect the nib when the pen is not in use.

The construction of the parts above described are not further detailed for the reason that they are Well known, being, as they are at present, a commercial commodity.

In constructing my pen holder I utilize the cap 3 as part of the structure and provide other parts which are attached to the cap and are nowdescribed. A socket 5 is provided such being formed from ebonite, fibre or othersuitablematerial. The socket is frictionally applied on the lower or closed end of the cap 3 in the manner best shown in Figure 2. The socket is providedwith a central aperture 6 which receives a bolt 7, and the bolt is utilized to fasten a curved spring arm 8 to the socket. The upper end of the arm is preferably circular, to conform to the socket base and the other end of the arm is provided with a central opening 9 whereby t-helatterend of the arm canbe firmly fastened, as by a screw 10, to a stationary structure 11. l Vhen the arm has been so secured to the base, the free end thereof will extend angularly upwardly at an angle of 45 degrees. A nut 12 applied on the bolt holds the arm to the socket.

A sleeve 13 is also provided, this sleeve being frictionally applied on the upper end of the cap 3 and having an internal annular shoulder 14 which engages the upper end of the cap. The upper end of the sleeve is shaped to provide a flaring mouth 15 which will readily guide the pen nib into the cap when the pen is to be supported by the holder. The holder construction, as best shown in Figure 2, is particularly adapted for that well known type of pen known as the Waterman.

Where a different type of pen, such as the well known Parker pen, is provided with my holder the const-ructionis simply modified to accommodate'the Parker pen construction. In the Parker pen, the pen cap, indicated by the reference numeral 16, Figure 8, is provided at one end with a screw plug 17 which is utilized to hold the pen clip in place. In equipping this latter cap I first remove the screw plug and dismount the pen clip. I

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then provide a spring arm 18 corresponding to arm 8 and the arm 18 is provided with a circular hole 19 adapted to receive the screw plug and the arm is attached to the cap by tightening up the plug to jam the arm between the plug and the cap. The arm 18 is otherwise the same style as the arm 8 and is likewise fastened to a supporting structure. A sleeve 20, identical with sleeve 13, is

10 then supplied and is frictionally forced onto the upper end of the cap '16.

t will be apparent that with either of the structures described, the pen cap is utilized as the body of the holder and it is only necesmy to provide the sleeve, the spring arm and the means for attaching the arm to the cap to complete the outfit. The flaring mouth of the sleeve makes it very easy for one to pass the pen nib into the cap and he spring arm "esiliently supports the cap so that it can readily sway to accommodate the pen when it is being inserted.

hat I claim as my invention is 1. In a pen holder the combination with 5. a pen closure cap, of a curved spring supporting arm attached to one end of the cap and a guiding sleeve frictionally attached to the other end of the cap and provided with a flaring mouth.

2. In a pen holder the combination with a fountain pen closure cap, of a socket frictionally receiving one end of the cap a curved spring supporting arm having one end attached to the socket and a sleeve frictionally applied on the other end of the cap and having a flaring mouth.

Signed at \Vinnipeg this 26th day of October, 1927.

WILLIAM E. LOVELL. 

